diff --git a/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Unix.cpp b/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Unix.cpp
index ce2e1dfd72..3463f29997 100644
--- a/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Unix.cpp
+++ b/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Unix.cpp
@@ -386,16 +386,6 @@ RString ArchHooks_Unix::GetClipboard()
 static LocalizedString COULDNT_FIND_SONGS( "ArchHooks_Unix", "Couldn't find 'Songs'" );
 void ArchHooks::MountInitialFilesystems( const RString &sDirOfExecutable )
 {
-#if defined(UNIX)
-	/* Mount the root filesystem, so we can read files in /proc, /etc, and so on.
-	 * This is /rootfs, not /root, to avoid confusion with root's home directory. */
-	FILEMAN->Mount( "dir", "/", "/rootfs" );
-
-	/* Mount /proc, so Alsa9Buf::GetSoundCardDebugInfo() and others can access it.
-	 * (Deprecated; use rootfs.) */
-	FILEMAN->Mount( "dir", "/proc", "/proc" );
-#endif
-
 	RString Root;
 	struct stat st;
 	if( !stat(sDirOfExecutable + "/Packages", &st) && st.st_mode&S_IFDIR )
diff --git a/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp b/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp
index 08c1ea5a02..ddee48fbe7 100644
--- a/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp
+++ b/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include "MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.h"
 #include "RageLog.h"
 #include "RageUtil.h"
-#include "RageFile.h"
 #include "RageTimer.h"
 
 #include <cerrno>
@@ -14,8 +13,11 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <cstring>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
@@ -286,29 +288,31 @@ void MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux::GetUSBStorageDevices( vector<UsbStorageDevi
 		// /dev/sda1               /mnt/flash1             auto    noauto,owner 0 0
 		// /dev/sdb1               /mnt/flash2             auto    noauto,owner 0 0
 		// /dev/sdc1               /mnt/flash3             auto    noauto,owner 0 0
-		
-		RString fn = "/rootfs/etc/fstab";
-		RageFile f;
-		if( !f.Open(fn) )
+
+		std::ifstream f("/etc/fstab");
+		if (f.fail())
 		{
-			LOG->Warn( "can't open '%s': %s", fn.c_str(), f.GetError().c_str() );
+			LOG->Warn( "can't open '/etc/fstab': %s", strerror(errno) );
 			return;
 		}
-		
-		RString sLine;
-		while( !f.AtEOF() )
+
+		std::string line;
+		while( !f.eof() )
 		{
-			switch( f.GetLine(sLine) )
+			std::getline(f, line);
+			if (f.eof())
 			{
-			case 0: continue; /* eof */
-			case -1:
-				LOG->Warn( "error reading '%s': %s", fn.c_str(), f.GetError().c_str() );
+				continue;
+			}
+			else if (f.fail())
+			{
+				LOG->Warn( "error reading '/etc/fstab': %s", strerror(errno) );
 				return;
 			}
 
 			char szScsiDevice[1024];
 			char szMountPoint[1024];
-			int iRet = sscanf( sLine, "%s %s", szScsiDevice, szMountPoint );
+			int iRet = sscanf( line.c_str(), "%s %s", szScsiDevice, szMountPoint );
 			if( iRet != 2 || szScsiDevice[0] == '#')
 				continue;	// don't process this line
 
diff --git a/src/arch/Sound/ALSA9Dynamic.cpp b/src/arch/Sound/ALSA9Dynamic.cpp
index 12b83a6452..40c68cd43c 100644
--- a/src/arch/Sound/ALSA9Dynamic.cpp
+++ b/src/arch/Sound/ALSA9Dynamic.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "global.h"
 
 #include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #define ALSA_PCM_NEW_HW_PARAMS_API
 #define ALSA_PCM_NEW_SW_PARAMS_API
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ RString LoadALSA()
 	 * on use, and this would prevent that from happening.  I don't know if anyone actually
 	 * does that, though: they're often configured to load snd (the core module) if ALSA
 	 * devices are accessed, but hardware drivers are typically loaded on boot. */
-	if( !IsADirectory("/rootfs/proc/asound/") )
+	struct stat st;
+	if (stat("/proc/asound/", &st) == -1 || !(st.st_mode & S_IFDIR))
 		return "/proc/asound/ does not exist";
 
 	ASSERT( Handle == nullptr );
diff --git a/src/arch/Sound/ALSA9Helpers.cpp b/src/arch/Sound/ALSA9Helpers.cpp
index 4199e81427..3a390b5908 100644
--- a/src/arch/Sound/ALSA9Helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/arch/Sound/ALSA9Helpers.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #include "ALSA9Dynamic.h"
 #include "PrefsManager.h"
 
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+
 /* int err; must be defined before using this macro */
 #define ALSA_CHECK(x) \
        if ( err < 0 ) { LOG->Info("ALSA: %s: %s", x, dsnd_strerror(err)); return false; }
@@ -140,11 +143,12 @@ void Alsa9Buf::GetSoundCardDebugInfo()
 		return;
 	done = true;
 
-	if( DoesFileExist("/rootfs/proc/asound/version") )
+	std::ifstream f("/proc/asound/version");
+	if (f.good())
 	{
-		RString sVersion;
-		GetFileContents( "/rootfs/proc/asound/version", sVersion, true );
-		LOG->Info( "ALSA: %s", sVersion.c_str() );
+		std::string version;
+		std::getline(f, version);
+		LOG->Info( "ALSA: %s", version.c_str() );
 	}
 
 	InitializeErrorHandler();
diff --git a/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_OSS.cpp b/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_OSS.cpp
index 6828de3e94..d37f76cd4a 100644
--- a/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_OSS.cpp
+++ b/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_OSS.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "RageLog.h"
 #include "RageSound.h"
 #include "RageSoundManager.h"
-#include "RageUtil.h"
 
 #if defined(HAVE_UNISTD_H)
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/soundcard.h>
 #include <sys/select.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 REGISTER_SOUND_DRIVER_CLASS( OSS );
 
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ RString RageSoundDriver_OSS::CheckOSSVersion( int fd )
 	 */
 #ifndef FORCE_OSS
 #define ALSA_SNDRV_OSS_VERSION         ((3<<16)|(8<<8)|(1<<4)|(0))
-	if( version == ALSA_SNDRV_OSS_VERSION && IsADirectory("/rootfs/proc/asound") )
+	struct stat st;
+	if( version == ALSA_SNDRV_OSS_VERSION && stat("/proc/asound", &st) && (st.st_mode & S_IFDIR) )
 		return "RageSoundDriver_OSS: ALSA detected.  ALSA OSS emulation is buggy; use ALSA natively.";
 #endif
 	if( version )